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    Deer

    Deer (Cervidae) is a family of antlered, hoofed ruminants of the order Artiodactyla containing about 40 species worldwide.

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    Deer Mouse

    Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus), typical mouse with moderately long tail, large ears, prominent eyes and pointed nose well supplied with tactile hairs.

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    Dinosaurs and Canada

    Dinosaurs were a group of animals that dominated the land environments of every continent. They lived from the late Triassic period to the end of the Cretaceous period (225 to 65 million years ago). However, birds are the direct descendants of dinosaurs, meaning dinosaurs are still common today. Paleontologists have found at least 88 different species of dinosaurs in Canada (see also Dinosaurs Found in Canada). The primary site of these fossils is Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Well-known dinosaurs first named from Canadian specimens include Albertosaurus, Centrosaurus, Corythosaurus, Dromaeosaurus,Gorgosaurus, Lambeosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus, Parasaurolophu sand Styracosaurus.

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    Dinosaur Eggs

    Members of the Central Asiatic Expedition, led by the American Museum of Natural History, first recognized dinosaur eggs in Mongolia in the 1920s. Since then, paleontologists have discovered fossilized remains of dinosaur eggs at over 200 locations worldwide. These locations include sites in Africa, China, Europe, India, Korea, and the Americas. The first dinosaur eggs from North America were discovered in Montana in the late 1970s. In Canada, dinosaur eggshell fragments were initially found in the early 1980s. Complete dinosaur eggs were discovered in 1987 at a site in southern Alberta known as Devil’s Coulee.

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    Dinosaur Hunting in Western Canada

    Most early discoveries were made in artificial excavations, eg, rock quarries or coal mines.

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    Dipper

    The dipper (Cinclidae) family of birds comprises 5 species of birds known colloquially as water ouzel.

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    Dobsonfly

    The dobsonfly is a large (100-140 mm), soft-bodied freshwater insect of order Megaloptera, family Corydalidae; smaller forms are called fishflies.

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    Dogs in Canada

    Dog (Canis familiaris) is a carnivorous mammal, and probably the first domesticated animal. In Canada, dogs were first kept by Indigenous peoples. The Canadian Kennel Club recognizes 187 breeds, five of which are uniquely Canadian: the Tahltan bear dog, the Canadian Inuit dog, the Nova Scotia duck-tolling retriever, the Newfoundland dog and the Labrador retriever. A sixth dog breed indigenous to Canada, the Salish woolly dog, went extinct before the Canadian Kennel Club officially registered it as a breed.

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    Dolphin and Porpoise

    Dolphin and Porpoise, are the common names for small, toothed mammals of the order Cetacea which also includes whales.

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    Dove

    Dove is the name applied to certain species of the pigeon family, especially to those of smaller size.

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    Dragonfly

    Dragonfly, common name for robust carnivorous insects of order Odonata [Gk "toothed," referring to mouth parts].

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    Duck

    Waterfowl with short legs, webbed feet and narrow, pointed wings are known as ducks.

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    Eagle

    A large bird of prey, the eagle (family Accipitridae) has exceptionally keen vision, long, powerful wings, a hooked bill and strong feet with sharp curved talons.

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    Earthworm

    Earthworm, is a segmented worm of phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta. The class comprises some 14 families, including Lumbricidae, to which the common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) belongs.

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    Eastern Foxsnake

    The Eastern foxsnake (Pantherophis vulpinus) is a large, non-venomous snake native to the Great Lakes region of North America. Their Canadian range is limited to Southern Ontario in two distinct populations: the Georgian Bay population and the Carolinian population in extreme southwestern Ontario. Both of these populations are considered threatened by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Threats include habitat loss, road mortalities and persecution from humans. (See also Snake Species in Canada.)

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